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Movie Details
Tag Line: Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Oct 2, 1977
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Run Time: 2h 09m
Original Language: Hindi
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Production Countries: India
Production Companies: Devki Chitra
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Synopsis
It is the year 1856. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the king of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British colonialists, intent on controlling this rich land, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political manoeuvres, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either—Court nobles Mir and Mirza, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless games of chess. The film is based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Production | Publicist |
Uma Da Cunha
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Producer |
Suresh Jindal
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Production Executive |
Anil Choudhury
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Production Manager |
Bhanu Ghosh
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Location Manager |
J.N. Srivastava
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Production Assistant |
Bolai Addy
Trailokya Das
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Administration |
N.B. Sukhwani
Ana Maria De Souza
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Writing | Screenplay |
Satyajit Ray
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Dialogue |
Satyajit Ray
Javed Siddiqui
Shama Zaidi
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Writer |
Munshi Premchand
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Short Story |
Munshi Premchand
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Directing | Director |
Satyajit Ray
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Assistant Director |
Javed Siddiqui
Sandip Ray
Santi Chatterjee
Ramesh Sen
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Sound | Original Music Composer |
Satyajit Ray
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Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Mangesh Desai
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Songs |
Birju Maharaj
Reba Muhuri
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Sound |
Narinder Singh
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Sound Assistant |
Arun Chakravarty
Dulal Das
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Sound Recordist |
Samir Majumdar
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Editing | Editor |
Dulal Dutta
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Assistant Editor |
Kashinath Bose
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Art | Art Direction |
Bansi Chandragupta
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Assistant Art Director |
Ashoke Bose
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Background Designer |
Kabi Dasgupta
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Graphic Designer |
Zehra Tyabji
Joseph St. Anne
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Camera | Still Photographer |
Sandip Ray
Nemai Ghosh
Sumantra Ghoshal
Pablo Bartholomew
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Director of Photography |
Soumendu Roy
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Assistant Camera |
Purnendu Bose
Anil Ghosh
Dilip Bannerji
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Shama Zaidi
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Makeup Artist |
Ananta Das
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Assistant Costume Designer |
Rabab Jaffri
Sitara Jaffri
Saba Zaidi
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Assistant Makeup Artist |
Pradip Bag
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Wardrobe Master |
Haru Das
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Crew | Choreographer |
Birju Maharaj
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Administrative Assistant |
Jagdish Shetty
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Visual Effects | Animation |
Ram Mohan
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